Dave Dingman, one of the members of the 1963 American Everest Expedition
Conrad Anker, a world-class mountaineer who has summited Everest multiple times
Dave Morton, Everest climber and guide
Melissa Arnot, Everest climber and guide
Jim Whittaker, member of the 1963 American Everest Expedition, first American to summit
Ed Webster, a member of the 1988 Everest Expedition to climb the Kangshung Face
Norbu Tenzing Norgay, son of Tenzing Norgay
Cory Richards, photographer and climber
George Lowe III, member of the 1983 Everest Expedition that summited the Kangshung Face
climber and writer Freddie Wilkinson
Tom Hornbein, 1963 American Everest Expedition West Ridge First Ascent team member
Mike Libecki, climber and explorer
Norman Dyhrenfurth, leader of the 1963 American Everest Expedition
Jake Norton, Everest climber and guide, and photographer
Brent Bishop, Everest climber and son of Barry Bishop
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Dave Dingman, 761963 American Everest Expedition “It’s the ultimate expression of an endurance sport now. And that is different than the mountaineering culture that it was in our time.” When four of his 1963 teammates were missing on Everest, Dingman, a surgeon, forfeited his own chance to summit to find and then care for them. The team later received the National Geographic Society’s highest honor, the Hubbard Medal. Home: Salt Lake City, Utah
Photograph by Cory Richards

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